wild rose

noun

any native species of rose, usually having a single flower with the corolla consisting of one circle of five roundish, spreading petals.

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Origin of wild rose

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby wild rose

wild passionflower, wild pitch, wild potato, wild pumpkin, wild rice, wild rose, wild rosemary, wild rubber, wild rye, wild sarsaparilla, wild senna
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British Dictionary definitions for wild rose

wild rose

noun

any of numerous roses, such as the dogrose and sweetbrier, that grow wild and have flowers with only one whorl of petals
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